Lowest Rates Blog: Insurance

By: Lindsey Boycott on March 3, 2015
Kind of a Big Deal: 3 Things You Need to Know About Home Insurance

Let’s face it. Home insurance is not sexy.

When you buy your first house, it’s like the first bloom of romance. You’re excited and emotional. You can’t stop thinking about your house; talking about your house; or being in your house.  You spend endless hours flipping through home décor magazines and dreamily wandering the aisles of Bed, Bath & Beyond.

You want to know what you’re not thinking about? How close your house is to a fire hydrant.  If you have thought about this question – and other questions like this – you have my kudos. For the rest of you, this is the article to read.  

 

By: Nelson Smith on February 12, 2015
Switching Car Insurance Providers? Read This First

It’s happened to all of us. You’re halfway through your contract and you find a better deal somewhere else. 

Sometimes you just suck it up and keep paying, knowing that you’re bound by the terms of the deal and have little hope of getting out of it. The people who have tried to extricate themselves from a mortgage or cell phone contract know the feeling.
 
But what's the case for car insurance? Let’s take a closer look.

 

By: Nelson Smith on February 11, 2015
Ways to Save Wednesdays: How to Get Cheap Travel Insurance

I’m currently spending a little time away from Canada, traveling for the next five or so months in Asia, mostly in South Korea. My girlfriend got a job teaching English there, and I was not about to pass up the opportunity to join her.

Although just about all of Asia has very reasonable health care costs -- U.S. citizens will often travel to the region to get cheap medical care -- I opted to take out travel insurance. I wanted peace of mind knowing that I would be covered if something bad happened to me, like if North Korea found out I watched The Interview.
 
Of course, I also wanted to do so in the cheapest way possible. Here’s how I saved more than $200 on travel insurance.

By: Nelson Smith on February 2, 2015
Do You Really Need Travel Insurance For Your Tropical Getaway?

It isn’t their fault. It’s just that a combination of short days, cold temperatures, icy roads and snowy yards has a way of really getting us down. It’s like every cold February day is quietly mocking us, reminding us that spring is coming but just isn’t here yet. No wonder it’s the shortest month.

Many Canadians take off to a warmer part of the world trying to beat the winter blues. But, many of them are missing one key piece of luggage. No, it’s not their bathing suit, tank top, or sunscreen. It’s something much more important – travel insurance.

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